Where does “postkasserød” come from?
postkasserød (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål postkasse, from Norwegian Bokmål kasse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
postkasserød (Danish): a pastel red, as used on mailboxes
Definitions
- a pastel red, as used on mailboxes
Ancestry of “postkasserød”, step by step
postkasserød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål postkasse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | postkasse | a mailbox, postbox, letter box |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | kasse | a box, case, crate; a checkout |
| 3 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 4 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 5 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 6 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 7 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 8 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 9 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |